Emanuel Cleaver: “I do. It is 14 percent.”

blind, and sometimes even mean-spirited, political decisions that those who perpetuate it could easily deny it.

Too often, families of hostages, prisoners, even senior congressional leaders cannot get answers from the State Department.

Like most Americans, the people in my congressional district want to go to work, build meaningful wealth, and provide for the safety and security of their families.

So that's not right.